Today's highlights...
The Presidency
15-03-2010
European conclusions include a long-term objective for the year 2050 and a medium-term one for 2020 with the aim of halting biodiversity loss and the degradation of ecosystems, and to restore them.
Culture
15-03-2010
The Galician singer, Luz Casal, presents her latest record, 'Pasión', suffused with the vital melancholy of the bolero, at the Zarzuela Theatre in Madrid.
Pictures
12-03-2010
Council of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy (TTE) [11 and 12-03-2010]
Coming up
Highlights of the press conference with the Spanish Minister for the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs, Elena Espinosa, following the EU Environment Council [15-03-2010]
What's happening now
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Spanish minister says that mechanism for helping Greece is "very advanced"
15-03-2010
Euro Group seeks formula to help Greece emerge from budgetary crisis without overstepping limitations imposed by monetary union treaty.
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Ecofin meeting to focus on harmonisation of hedge funds
15-03-2010
Second Vice President of the Spanish Government and Minister of Economy and Finance, Elena Salgado, to chair the Ecofin meeting in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss hedge funds.
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European health ministers recognise estrategic value of digital health
15-03-2010
European health ministers, meeting at the “e-Health” conference in Barcelona, have today signed a declaration recognising the strategic value of digital health for bringing about greater European cohesion.
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Spanish Presidency works intensely to make spring Council a success
15-03-2010
The meeting in Brussels on 25 and 26 March must agree on the initial defining elements of Europe's 2020 Strategy for economic growth and jobs.
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Garmendia believes European science policy cannot make progress without involvement of the regions
15-03-2010
Spain's Minister of Science and Innovation, Cristina Garmendia, inaugurated the Week of Innovative Regions in Europe (WIRE 2010) on Monday in Granada, along with the EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, and the Commissioner for Regional Policy, Johannes Hahn.
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EU wants to facilitate free movement of judgements to make progress in the European legal area
15-03-2010
European experts look at how to drive forward reform of international litigation in Europe
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15-03-2010
The Minister for Territorial Policy and Third Vice President of the Spanish Government highlights the importance of involving the different levels of government in the success of a more effective and sustainable economic policy for the EU, known as the 2020 Strategy, which will be the subject of the next European Council.
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All public administrations against the crisis
15-03-2010
The European Union Ministers of Territorial Policy are meeting in Málaga on 16 and 17 March under the theme of “Joining forces to multiply results”.
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Ellas Crean's singular museum route
14-03-2010
This year, the interesting art offerings of the Oliva Arauna, Fernando Pradilla and Joan Gaspar galleries take on a key role in Ellas Crean's artistic programme.


